Dubai DAMAC launches Riyadh Paramount tower

DAMAC Towers by Paramount Hotels & Resorts in the Saudi Arabian capital will feature 215 luxury studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 932 sqm penthouse on the top floor.

Set for completion in 2016, it will be located on Riyadh's King Fahd Road, overlooking the city's Kingdom Tower. DAMAC said that the undertaking would "reflect Hollywood glamour and California cool lifestyle" in Saudi Arabia, where ironically cinema and many forms of entertainment are banned. The Paramount stable of movies includes the likes from the Godfather, Indiana Jones and Fatal Attraction.

"We have seen a huge response from Saudi's interested in the projects we are collaborating on in Dubai and we are delighted that we can bring the Paramount Hotels & Resorts brand to KSA and offer the same high standard of luxury living" commented DAMAC managing director Ziad El Chaar.
DAMAC, one in the property developers worst hit by Dubai's financial crisis of 2008-2009 when a number of its projects delayed or cancelled, has introduced several new advancements this year on a back of the resurgence in the emirate's housing market.

Before this calendar year it declared its Akoya by DAMAC improvement, which will include a gold course designed by flamboyant US business tycoon Donald Trump.

The residences will each have views from the golf course, the first in Asia by Trump's Trump International. Akoya by DAMAC is the company's largest advancement to date, spanning 28m square feet off Umm Sequim Road.

The land has already been bought from Dubailand but no timeline for construction has been introduced.
Pursuing the 2008-2009 financial crisis which saw Dubai property prices tumble by up to 60 percent, the emirate's real estate market has experienced something of a rebound this 12 months.

Some reports suggest that real estate prices in prime areas in Dubai have risen by up to 30 percent in 2013 to date.

A report by Fitch previously this month said that Dubai's real estate rebound will continue well into future yr.

The ratings agency said the emirate's prime property sector is set up for a "strong 2014" pursuing a vibrant 2013.

However, it included that there was still some uncertainty for the market including Middle East instability, Dubai's bid for the World Expo 2020 and the impact of major new real estate projects that are in the pipeline.